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All Frank Robinson Quotes
If he can hit, he can hit. I don't care if he came from Class Z league.
Frank Robinson
62% of people like this quote
If the guys on the bench were as good as the guys you have out there, they'd be out there in first place.
Frank Robinson
60% of people like this quote
But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on.
Frank Robinson
55% of people like this quote
Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.
Frank Robinson
53% of people like this quote
No. 1, these guys out here on this field. They keep my energy level up. They try hard, they don't complain about things - and I'd just like to be with them when things are good, and hopefully we can win a pennant together.
Frank Robinson
51% of people like this quote
I always tried to do the best. I knew I couldn't always be the best, but I tried to be.
Frank Robinson
50% of people like this quote
No, I don't think my presence will cause an increase in black attendance at Cleveland.
Frank Robinson
49% of people like this quote
The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.
Frank Robinson
48% of people like this quote
It's nice to come into a town and be referred to as the manager of the Cleveland Indians instead of as the first black manager.
Frank Robinson
48% of people like this quote
Managers don't have as much leverage as they used to have. We can't really be the boss.
Frank Robinson
46% of people like this quote
Close don't count in baseball. Close only counts in horseshoes and grenades.
Frank Robinson
46% of people like this quote
The way we're going... if I called up another pitcher, he'd just hang up the phone on me.
Frank Robinson
44% of people like this quote
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